Buenaventura Durruti

Buenaventura Durruti (14 July 1896-20 November 1936) was a leader of the National Confederation of Labor (CNT) during the Spanish Civil War. He took part in the 1936 Spanish Revolution, and he was killed during the civil war.

Biography
Buenaventura Durruti was born on 14 July 1896 in Leon, Spain. He worked as a railroad worker before joining the General Union of Workers (UGT), taking part in strikes and a failed attempt on the life of King Alfonso XIII of Spain; he succeeded in the assassination of Cardinal Juan Soldevilla y Romero. Durruti joined the National Confederation of Labor (CNT), and during the Spanish Civil War he fought alongside Republican Spain against Francisco Franco's Nationalist Spain fascist rebels. Durruti fought against the Nationalists in the Siege of Madrid, and he was killed in action on 20 November 1936 when a bullet was lodged in his heart during the battle.